Re: OpenSSH_3.5p1 server, PC clients cannot connect

From: Ben Lindstrom (mouring@etoh.eviladmin.org)
Date: 02/20/03

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    Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:22:06 -0600 (CST)
From: Ben Lindstrom <mouring@etoh.eviladmin.org>
To: John Mendenhall <john@surfutopia.net>

    It would be helpful if you could post somewhere a run of sshd -d -d -d
    for each version. Also disable compression and try it.

    SunOS 4.1.4 falls under those bad/missing mmap() platforms.

    - Ben

    On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, John Mendenhall wrote:

    > Greg,
    >
    > On Thu, Feb 20, 2003 at 10:56:34AM -0800, Greg Paik wrote:
    > > Did you upgrade a from a previous version of OpenSSH on the server in
    > > question?
    >
    > No. This is a new installation of OpenSSH on this server.
    >
    > > Also, have you checked the logs on the server side? Or run sshd in debug
    > > ...
    >
    > As mentioned in my original post, I am currently running in DEBUG syslog
    > mode. Here are some additional notes from the logs, and from the client side:
    >
    > re: WS_FTP 7.62
    > client gets message:
    > Failed SSH Key Exchange
    >
    > re: PuTTY
    > client gets message:
    > Fatal: unable to initialise SFTP: could not connect
    >
    > Client protocol version 2.0; client software version WS_FTP-7.62-2002.12.18
    > dies immediately after this DEBUG log entry:
    > debug1: waiting for SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS
    >
    > Client protocol version 2.0; client software version 1.0
    > NOTE: I believe this was CuteFTP Pro..., though it could be PuTTY
    > dies immediately after this DEBUG log entry:
    > debug1: waiting for SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS
    >
    > Client protocol version 1.99; client software version 1.0
    > NOTE: I believe this was PuTTY
    > appears to startup the sftp-server, but immediately receives a SIGCHLD
    > signal, indicating client (or server) has quit the sftp-server:
    > debug1: subsystem: exec() /usr/local/libexec/sftp-server
    > debug1: Received SIGCHLD.
    >
    > NOTE: I believe CuteFTP appears in the logs the same as WS_FTP,
    > thought I could have got PuTTY and CuteFTP logs mixed up.
    >
    > > Otherwise, are you able to sftp to the server from a UNIX/Linux
    > > host and run sftp with the "-vvv" options for verbose output?
    >
    > Yes. Works just fine, as per my message.
    >
    > Did you want me to include any of the server DEBUG output, or the
    > `sftp -vvv` output?
    >
    > > P.S.- What the heck are you doing running SunOS 4.1.4?!?
    >
    > Legacy system acquired, due for upgrade to OpenBSD or something else later
    > this year.
    >
    > Thanks in advance for any pointers you can provide.
    >
    > JohnM
    >
    > --
    > John Mendenhall
    > john@surfutopia.net
    > surf utopia
    > internet services
    >

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